Joe Renzetti

Joe Renzetti, 2013

Joseph V. "Joe" Renzetti (born January 4, 1941 in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania ) is an American composer and musician .

Life

Renzetti was trained at the Manhattan School of Music . As early as the 1960s, he was working as a studio musician in Philadelphia for Cameo Records and has occasionally produced a few albums to this day.

For his first film The Buddy Holly Story as a film music composer, he was awarded the Oscar at the 1979 Academy Awards. In the same year he worked with the director John Carpenter and the film Elvis - The King was made . Renzetti was nominated for the Golden Raspberry for his work on the 1980 film Secret Order Hollywood .

In 1988 he was the composer of the two horror films Poltergeist III - The Dark Side of Evil and Chucky - The Killer Doll . From 1993 to 1994 he composed the music for the television series Missing Persons . One director, writer and producer he works with frequently is Gary Sherman.

Filmography (selection)

• 1978: The Buddy Holly Story (The Buddy Holly Story)
• 1979: Autostop - One-Way Street to Death (Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker)
• 1979: Elvis - The King (Elvis)
• 1980: The Exterminator I (The Exterminator)
• 1981: The Secret of the pyramid ( Through the Magic Pyramid )
• 1981: Secret Mission Hollywood (Under the Rainbow)
• 1981: Dead & buried (Dead & Buried)
• 1986: Wanted: Dead or Alive
• 1988: Poltergeist III - The Dark Side of Evil (Poltergeist III: The Final Chapter)
• 1988: Chucky (Child's Play)
• 1989: Voice of Death (Lisa)
• 1990: Basket Case 3: The Progeny
• 1990: Frankenhooker
• 1991: Visions of Terror (Murderous Vision)
• 1993: Dangerous Action (Night Caller)
• 1993: In Cold Blood (Slaughter of the Innocents)

Web links

• Joe Renzetti in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Official website on joerenzetti.net

Individual evidence

1. ^ Joseph V. Renzetti on linkedin.com (English), accessed February 19, 2012.
2. ↑ Marcus Pan: Music Interview. at legendsmagazine.net, accessed February 19, 2012.